190-million-year-old “Sword Dragon” fossil rewrites ichthyosaur history

ScienceDaily
Feb 24, 2026, 7:50 am33 pts
A newly identified ichthyosaur from the UK’s Jurassic Coast is rewriting part of the prehistoric playbook. Nicknamed the “Sword Dragon of Dorset,” the three-meter-long marine reptile lived during a poorly understood window of evolution when major ichthyosaur groups were disappearing and new ones emerging.…

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